Here is the link (Banggood): FIMI X8 MINI V2 245g Drone with 2 Batteries
Current price is 419.00 USD. The lowest price in my database is 429 USD.There're already 3 records in DB. Price monitoring since 29.5.2023!
If you're too late or you want e-mail PRICE ALERTS, then you can check current coupons for FIMI X8 MINI V2 245g Drone with 2 Batteries here: https://couponsfromchina.com/fimi-x8-mini-v2-245g-drone-2-batteries/
Best regards.
This is an example of a real deal with nice discount.
https://couponsfromchina.com/
Image: https://i.imgur.com/LxGZr9j.jpeg

Here is the link (Banggood): FIMI X8 MINI V2 245g Drone with 2 Batteries
Current price is 419.00 USD. The lowest price in my database is 429 USD.There're already 3 records in DB. Price monitoring since 29.5.2023!
If you're too late or you want e-mail PRICE ALERTS, then you can check current coupons for FIMI X8 MINI V2 245g Drone with 2 Batteries here: https://couponsfromchina.com/fimi-x8-mini-v2-245g-drone-2-batteries/
Best regards.
This is an example of a real deal with nice discount.
https://couponsfromchina.com/
Image: https://i.imgur.com/LxGZr9j.jpeg

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

Around $1000 (can go a little higher if needed)

• Are you open to refurbs/used?
  No
  
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
  

Performance, reliability

• How important is weight and thinness to you?
  Pretty important
  
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
  

N/A but not small

• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Enscape, Revit, other architecture programs.

• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
  Just Minecraft or Sims and doesn’t have to be the best quality but it would be nice if the computer could run it.
  
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
  High quality screen (glass type of screen), thin to no frame on screen. It doesn’t matter if the keyboard has LEDs but not red preferably.
  
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.
  I have the Acer Nitro 5 - 15.6" laptop right now and after 4 years of using it in school for my interior design programs it killed the battery and i had to buy a different charger with a higher power output and it has to stay in my laptop at all times or it dies ( it can go like two minutes without being plugged in) . Another thing i don’t like is that it’s bulky and the frame around the screen is pretty thick. It runs the programs pretty smoothly even though it’s old and has been running them for years which I appreciate. However it does get really loud and hot at times which i really hate.
  

I have two batteries on my boat the run into a battery switch. (Off, 1, 2, 1+2) no matter where I put it except for off it draws power from both batteries. My best guess is that somewhere the battery positives are connected. I tried to trace the wires and can not find any place that might be. Does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this?

it's been 6 years since I bought this laptop a Xiaomi Notebook Air 13. I ended up disliking it for its fan noise (this model is know for this, I tried everything to fix without results). I recently bought a new laptop (Lenovo T480) but still want to use Xiaomi laptop for university (Word and Chrome), because if I ignore the noise I kind of like it.

1. I installed a program (Notebook FanControl Client) to increase fan threshold and it MASSIVELY improved. The noise was really really annoying and now fan doesn't turn up, just when temperature is above 60 C°. However, is it safe for the laptop? Temperature is always between 35-60 C°.
   
2. Would I gain battery/cooler temperatures/improved usage if I disable NVIDIA 940MX? So it works only with integrated Intel graphics. I will use it for browsing mostly so I would not really need the best graphics.
   
3. Would you recommend me getting a thermal pad?
   

I'll probably replace the fan (would be my 2nd time) and install fresh Windows. Any other tips??? thanks!!

Welcome back, it's Wednesday and I'll just come out and say it - that Seiko is ugly... Change my mind.

What's new

1/
Seiko Adds Four Completely New Chronographs To The Prospex Collection And Four Limited Editions To The Presage Craftsmanship Series
In 1999 Seiko launched a limited edition they called the Sportura Kinetic Chronograph. It was a funky watch that used four subdials to display the time and chronograph functions. Just looking at it and you feel the angst of the end of the millennium and the cheesy futurism (not to be confused with neo futurism in architecture led by Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid and Santiago Calatrava) that permeated industrial design of the time - from Oakley glasses to Jnco jeans. There’s no easy way to say this, but it’s an ugly watch. I can appreciate the experiment. But come on.
However, Seiko believes that the four dial layout of the Kinetic was pleasing to the eye. That’s why they decided to recreate it in four new solar chronographs that they are adding to the Prospex collection, marking the company’s association with the World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary, in August. Officially called the Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Solar Chronograph, all four watches sport a new movement with the Seiko Caliber 8A50, a 1/100-second chronograph with a +/- 15-seconds per month precision rating.
The Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Solar Chronograph watch is 42mm-wide, 12.9mm-thick, and its lug-to-lug distance is 48.3mm. All four watches have the same case and bracelet design but in different executions and ever-so-slightly different prices and naming schemes. I could go on into detail about the dials and colors, but it’s all just a bit confusing. You can hop on over here if you would like to know more.
Two of the models will be limited edition of 4,000 each and two will be regular production models. The Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Solar Chronograph watch prices range from 890 Euros to 970 Euros, and all four versions will be available from July 2023. Regular readers of the newsletter will know I keep things very chipper here and don’t pass judgement. But these new Seiko’s are just baffling to me. They look like those Diesel watches you buy at the mall. Am I wrong?
Thankfully, Seiko has another announcement for today. While they have shown these watches previously, they are now starting to sell these stunning Presage Craftsmanship Series watches. Marking the 110th anniversary of its first wristwatch, the Laurel, Seiko is putting out two pairs of these limited edition pieces, with each featuring a dial made by a dedicated artisan or craft workshop through a traditional Japanese decorative technique — enamel, urushi lacquer, Arita porcelain, and shippō enamel. All four models boast a new case shape, a fresh dial aesthetic, and an in-house automatic movement. And they are now hitting the market.
And despite Seiko’s price increases for recent releases, these new editions seem to align with their predecessors. The white enamel SPB393 retails for €1,650, the brown urushi SPB395 for €2,000, the ivory Arita porcelain SPB397 for €2,000, and the blue shippō enamel SPB399 for €2,250.
2/
Breguet Gives Us Two Redesigned Variations Of The Classic Chronograph With The Type XX And Type 20
Just the other day I linked to a great article on Type 20, the references issued by the French military in the 1950s. There were many brands who stepped up to produce these Type 20 watches, but the reference has stuck around to be synonymous with one brand in particular - Breguet. They have been making the Type 20 for years now, with occasional updates, but now Breguet is unveiling the new Type XX and Type 20 – a civilian and military-inspired take on the classic design - which is the biggest change to the line.
Despite at first glance looking like it’s two of the same watches with different dials, the Type 20 and Type XX are actually different watches. Both watches come in the same steel case that measures 42mm wide and 14.1mm thick with bidirectional steel bezels and matching lume pips. But this is pretty much where the similarities stop. The Type 20 has a military inspired dial with mint green lume and syringe hands, while the Type XX is a civilian version with a creamy yellow lume and alpha hands.
The Type 20 and Type XX both have a new self-winding movement, the Calibre 728 for the civilian version and Calibre 7281 for the military version. Each movement has a column wheel, vertical clutch, 5Hz frequency, and flyback functionality with 60 hours of power reserve, plus an inverted in-line lever escapement with a flat silicon balance spring for increased durability, longevity, and magnetic resistance.
Why two different calibers? The difference lies in dial layout and how useful it would be in military or civilian applications. On the military version, you only have two registers, with a 30-minute totalizer at three o'clock, now larger than the 60-second totalizer at nine o'clock. Meanwhile, the civilian version has a 15-minute totalizer at three o'clock, a 12-hour totalizer at six o'clock, and running seconds at nine o'clock.
This is not a cheap watch. It will run you $18,000. But it might just be one of the best vintage revivals we have seen in a year full of vintage revivals.
3/
French Watchmaker Yema Teams Up With Alpine French Racing Team To Mark The Most French Race With Five New Watches
One of the most legendary races in the world starts on Saturday and ends on Sunday. Yes, it’s the 24 hours of Le Mans. The race is, of course, one of the most recognisable french things, alongside the croissant and hating tourists. You know what else is very french? Alpine, the legendary car manufacturer that gained it’s fame with the quirky A110 and is currently doing really well (under Renault ownership) with its successor, also called the A110. Alpine will be present at the 24h of Le Mans With their Endurance Team. If only there was a watchmaker that could join in, making it a French hat trick. There is. It’s Yema. Yema has made five new watches to mark Alpine’s stint at Le Mans - the Yema Rallygraf A470 Limited Edition and four Rallygraf Alpine Endurance Team Automatic models of which one is mechanical while the other three are powered by the Seiko VK64 meca-quartz movement.
The Yema Rallygraf A470 Limited Edition takes all the right cues from 70s racing chronographs. The stainless steel case is 39mm wide and 12mm thick without the double-domed sapphire crystal. The solid caseback shows the Alpine Endurance Team logo and the limitation of the watch. The dial is finished in a gradient-blue colour, Alpine’s signature color, with a vintage dashboard-inspired bicompax layout and Alpine’s logo on the chronograph seconds hand. Inside the watch is the Valjoux 7753 and the watch comes on an appropriate black leather rally strap with a steel pin buckle. This watch will be limited to 470 pieces and can be pre-ordered for a price of USD 2,190 with delivery expected in September 2023.
This runs at a frequency of 28,800vph and delivers 48 hours of power reserve. The watch comes on a black leather rally strap with a steel pin buckle. Limited to 470 pieces, tying in with the car, it can be pre-ordered for a price of EUR 2,190 with delivery expected in September 2023.
Then there’s the meca-quartz variants. They take the same case as the Rallygraf and give it three variations - white dial with a blue outside minute track, a cream dial with a black outside minute track or a black dial with a cream outside minute track. All of these are also available for preorder now for EUR 399 and will be delivered in September 2023.
Yema also announced a second mechanical watch made in collaboration with Alpine, the Rallygraf Alpine Endurance Team Automatic. This will officially be unveiled this coming Saturday at the Circuit de la Sarthe, during the racing weekend of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Although we don’t know all the details at this moment, we can see it’s made of stainless steel, comes on a multi-link bracelet or black leather strap and has a black dial. The bidirectional rotating bezel can be used to calculate speeds, in combination with the inner ‘Temps Ecoule’ flange in white and blue. It is powered by the in-house Calibre YEMA2000 and will cost USD 990.
4/
The Dan Henry 1970 44mm is back with new colours and the same, affordable price
You might know Dan Hendy as the microbrand that has been pumping out vintage inspired watches since 2016. What you might not know is that they made their name with the Dan Henry 1970 44mm Automatic Diver, the first of their watches to feature an automatic movement. While it might not seem like a big deal, it was for Dan Hanry and the shoppers in the sub $500 range. While Dan Henry serviced it’s customers by providing good value for money with quartz movements, the 1970 44mm Automatic Diver was the first time they offered a mechanical movement at such an affordable price. It sold out instantly and now, four years later, they are back with a limited edition of 1970 pieces.
It’s a very big watch. Very big. The heavy stainless steel super compressor style case measures 44mm in diameter and is 14.8mm thick with a 50.5mm lug-to-lug length. Despite these large dimensions, and with all other manufacturers fighting to go smaller, people still love this watch. They love it enough for it to go for over retail on the secondary market, which is not common for a watch in this pricepoint. Both of the crowns, one for rotating the inner-bezel and one for adjusting the time, screw into the case, giving it 200m water resistance.
The dials get a contrasting pop of color on the outskirts. There’s the black and orange, as well as the black and off-white with a black case and blue with white color combinations. Each version comes with its own colour-matching FKM rubber tropic strap. To keep the price low, the watches are powered by the Seiko NH35. Not the best movement in the world, but it gets the job done for an exceptionally low price.
The new Dan Henry 1970 44mm Automatic Diver is limited to 1,970 pieces, available from Dan Henry and costs $310.
5/
Bamford Teams Up With Land Rover For The LR002 Limited Edition
Somehere near the end of last year, Land Rover designed their first watch. They called it the LR001 and they turned to Bamford to put the watch into production. It was a great looking field watch made of titanium and all in shades of grey, with a decent price and limited to 100 pieces so they all sold out very fast. Now, Bamford London and Land Rover are bringing it back with an updated, equally limited, version in all black called the LR002.
The LR002 is pretty much the same watch as the LR001, except for the color. While not a fan of black watches, this isn’t a bad thing, as it gives you a chance to buy the sold out Land Rover watch. What is bad is the price, but more on that later. The case measures 40mm wide and 13.25mm thick, and is made out of DLC coated titanium. It has a shape that resembles a field watch but much more modern and has fixed bars. From photos, due to the thick case and fixed bars, this watch looks to wear much larger than it actually is.
The dial seems to be much more interesting than the case. It has a sandwich construction with the top part having a matte black surface and the underside being filled with white lume. And by alternating circular and oblong cutouts, there’s a dynamic look to the dial. Inside the watch is the same movement as in the LR001, the Selita SW200-1B, and it’s delivered on a leather NATO-style bracelet.
The LR002 will have a run of just 100 pieces that are exclusively sold through Hodinkee. At the time of writing there are still pieces available for sale at a price of $1,700. And that’s the biggest issue. The LR001 sold for about $1,300 and the only difference between the two watches is the DLC coating. Is it worth the price difference?
6/
The Casio A120 Is The Best Pairing For Stranger Things, But Do We Need It?
The immense popularity of Stranger Thing undoubtedly lies in it’s 80s nostalgia that reminded us all of our childhoods. While playing to our good memories, it also roped in new generations by picking the best the decade had to offer and presenting it as something cool. That’s why you have a bunch of kids out there listening to Kate Bush and Metallica, while wearing Casio watches and buying VHS tapes. So it only makes perfect sense that Casio would team up with Stranger Things for a limited edition watch, and what better reference to do it with then the A120. This is the Casio x Stranger Things A120WEST-1A.
The watch is a classic Casio A120, with a 33.5mm x 40.7mm rectangle case and since it’s plastic it weighs only 25 grams. It’s not filled with a bunch of functions, but it does have a chronograph, alarm and calendar and you get three years of battery life. There’s a number of Stranger Things references on the watch - there’s a silhouette of the series’ demogorgon monster beneath the digital display and the LED backlight flickers and rapidly blinks just like the surfacing of a demogorgon in the show. Once lit, you can see the watermark of an upside down Stranger Things logo.
Casio has not announced when the watch will be available or how much it will cost, but you can keep an eye out on it here. Is this a nice homage to a good TV show, or just another example of over-consumerism and corporate media properties slapping their name everywhere, without actually making a meaningfully authentic version of the watch?
-------------------------------------------------------------

On hand - a selection of reviews

1/
A review of Monta’s current flagship dress watch, the Noble
2/
Hands on with the 39mm and 42mm versions of the Hanhart 414 ES Flyback
3/
A week with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore limited edition in pink gold and titanium
-------------------------------------------------------------

Watch Worthy - A look at an offbeat, less known watch you might actually like

Dryden is a go-everywhere-do-anything watch with plenty of options
Great dials are always appreciated, but no matter how good the dial is, it doesn’t matter if the watch isn’t wearable. The excellent design choices found on the dial of the Heartlander follow through to the case. Crafted from stainless steel the 38mm-wide case has a lovely 46mm lug-to-lug distance and is only 11.2mm-thick from solid steel caseback to domed sapphire crystal. These dimensions are in the Goldilocks region for an everyday watch for me and my ~6.5-inch wrist. The cases are predominantly brushed except for a thin highly polished bevel that flanks each side of the lugs.
-------------------------------------------------------------
People loved the Seiko Alpinist giveaway! That's why I'm doing a new one. This time, we're giving away four Hamilton Khaki Field Automatics in a color of your choice. Head on over to the newsletter if you would like to enter.
If you would like to receive some additional watch-adjacent content, as well as this news overview, every morning Monday-Friday in the form of a newsletter feel free to subscribe. However, there is absolutely no need for you to subscribe, as all the news from the newsletter is posted here. It is only if you want to receive a couple of daily links that are not strictly watch-related and want to get this news overview in your inbox.

Here is the link: Eachine E110 4CH 6-Axis 720P RC Helicopter RTF with 2 Batteries
Coupon code (apply in the cart!): BGb6eea0
Current price is 63.74 USD. The lowest price in my database is 73.99 USD. There're already 7 records in DB. Price monitoring since 16.5.2022!
Notes (coupon may work only in selected countries): Spain,Italy,France,Germany,Portugal,Lithuania
This post may be old (if you're here from Google), so just go here to get currently active coupons (and price alerts :)) for Eachine E110 4CH 6-Axis 720P RC Helicopter RTF with 2 Batteries: https://couponsfromchina.com/eachine-e110-4ch-6-axis-720p-rc-helicopter-rtf-2/
I hope it's useful for you!
Good deal with nice discount.
https://couponsfromchina.com/

Here is the link: Eachine E110 4CH 6-Axis 720P RC Helicopter RTF with 2 Batteries
Coupon code (apply in the cart!): BGb6eea0
Current price is 63.74 USD. The lowest price in my database is 73.99 USD. There're already 7 records in DB. Price monitoring since 16.5.2022!
Notes (coupon may work only in selected countries): Spain,Italy,France,Germany,Portugal,Lithuania
This post may be old (if you're here from Google), so just go here to get currently active coupons (and price alerts :)) for Eachine E110 4CH 6-Axis 720P RC Helicopter RTF with 2 Batteries: https://couponsfromchina.com/eachine-e110-4ch-6-axis-720p-rc-helicopter-rtf-2/
I hope it's useful for you!
Good deal with nice discount.
https://couponsfromchina.com/

I’ve recently been researching e-readers specifically for library books (and the occasional purchase) and Kobo appears to be the best out there. Screen size is huge for me (no pun intended) and I was ready to pull the plug on the Sage as it seemed perfect until I read about the battery. This actually outrages me that they would put a smaller battery in a more expensive upgraded model. I know the Libra2 has great reviews but when I saw the size difference in store, especially next to my 8 inch tablet, I just couldn’t do it. What’s with all the small screens for e readers? Why make them so tiny when they don’t have to? I understand some people want to be able to pack them around easy for travel, but Kobo should do what Apple does for an Iphone and offer two screen sizes for the same model, even with a price difference.
It makes 0 sense for me to get a Kobo Sage if the battery is almost as bad as a tablet. The point of an e-reader is not having to worry about charging, especially on the go. That’s the sole reason I even want an e reader instead of using my tablet except of course being able to read in the sun without having to crank the screen up full tilt on display. I know there is the Kobo Elipsa but I don’t need a $500 e-reader with all those extra functions. I guess I’m just going to have to wait for the “Sage” upgrade/next comparable model. Will I be waiting many years? Who knows. I would really love to pull the trigger now. Kobo f’d up. 😔

MW Flight Deck Carrier - BFAW

Build Info

I am trying to create a reasonable Phaser BFAW build for a Miracle Worker Flight Deck Carrier. I do not have a DPRM, but am planning to get it from the event reward. That also goes for some other meta traits I know I am missing, I just don't have them. While I would like to, it does mean buying certain quite pricey bundles etc that I don't really have the funds for at the moment and would only really buy for a trait or a console. I am concerned about my survivability and have been swapping around the Ordnance Accelerator console with the Shield Absorptive Frequency Generator or the Hull Image Refractors.

Player Information

Player Info	--------------
Captain Name	UrbanSlayer
Captain Faction	Federation
Captain Race	Trill
Captain Profession	Tactical
Primary Specialization	Intelligence
Secondary Specialization	Miracle Worker
Intended Role	DPS
Captain Outfit	[ "Image Description" ]( "Image Link here" )

Skill Tree

		Engineering		Science		Tactical
Lieutenant			Advanced Hull Capacity			Advanced Energy Weapon Training	Advanced Projectile Weapon Training
Lieutenant Commander		Improved EPS Flow	Advanced Impulse Expertise	Improved Control Expertise		Advanced Targeting Expertise
5 Points
Commander						Advanced Weapon Amplification	Advanced Weapon specialization'
15 Points
Captain		Defensive Subsystem Tuning	Offensive Subsystem Tuning	Advanced Exotic Particle Generator	Advanced Long Range Targeting	Advanced Hull Penetration	Advanced Shield Penetration
25 Points
Admiral		Improved Warp Core Potential				Coordination Protocols	Advanced Tactical Readiness
35 Points
						Offensive Coordination
Total of 46 of 46 Points		Engineering Points:	12	Science Points:	8	Tactical Points:	26

Skill Tree Unlocks

Points to unlock	Engineering Unlocks	Science Unlocks	Tactical Unlocks
Unlocks After 2	Training Manual: Mine Dispersal Pattern: Beta III	Training Manual: Tactical Team III	Training Manual: Cannon: Rapid Fire III
Unlocks After 5	Battery Expertise	Sector Space Travel Speed	Threat Control
Unlocks After 7	Training Manual: Attack Pattern: Omega III	Training Manual: Mine Dispersal Pattern: Alpha III	Training Manual: Torpedo: High Yield III
Unlocks After 10	Maximum Hull Capacity		Projectile Critical Chance
Unlocks After 12	Training Manual: Attack Pattern: Beta III	Training Manual: Beam: Fire at Will III	Training Manual: Cannon: Scatter Volley III
Unlocks After 15			Energy Critical Chance
Unlocks After 17			Training Manual: Torpedo: Spread III
Unlocks After 20			Accuracy
--------------	--------------	--------------	--------------
Unlocks After 24 (Ultimate)			Focused Frenzy
Unlocks After 25 (Ultimate)			Frenzied Assault
Unlocks After 26 (Ultimate)			Frenzied Reactions
Unlocks After 27 (Ultimate)

Skill Tree Information

Type Your info here

Build Description

Type Your info here

Basic Information	Data
Ship Name	Ren
Ship Class
Ship Model
Deflector Visuals
Engine Visuals
Shield Visuals
[ Starship Beautyshot ]( Insert Image Link here )

Basic Information	Component	Notes
Fore Weapons: 5	Advanced Phaser Beam Array Mk XV [CrtD/Dm] [CrtD]x4
	Terran Task Force Phaser Beam Array Mk XV [CrtD/Dm] [CrtD]x3 [Proc]
	Phaser Wide Angle Dual Heavy Beam Bank Mk XV [CrtD/Dm] [CrtD]x4
	Advanced Phaser Beam Array Mk XV [CrtD/Dm] [CrtD]x4
	Dark Matter Quantum Torpedo Mk XV [CrtD/Dm] [CrtD]x4
--------------	--------------	--------------
Aft Weapons: 3	Trilithium-Enhanced Omni-Directional Phaser Beam Array [Mk XV [Ac/Dm] Acc [Arc] [Dmg]x2
	Trilithium-Enhanced Phaser Turret Mk XV [Ac/Dm] [CrtH]x3 [Dmg]
	Omni-Directional Phaser Beam Array Mk XV [Arc] [CrtD/Dm] [CrtD]x3
--------------	--------------	--------------
Experimental Weapon
Deflector	Elite Fleet Intervention Protomatter Deflector Array Mk VX [ColCrit] [CtrlX]x2 [HullCap] [Sh/HullCap]
Secondary Deflector
Impulse Engines	Prevailing Innervated Impulse Engines Mk XV [SecSpd-2] [Spd]
Warp Core	Elite Fleet Plasma-Integrated Warp Core Mk XV [AMP] [Eff] [SSR] [W->E] [W->S] [WCap]
Shields	Tilly's Review-Pending Modified Shield Mk XV [Cap]x4 [Cp/Rg]
Devices	Reactive Armor Catalyst
	Battery - Energy Amplifier
	Red Matter Capacitor
	Kobayashi Maru Transponder
--------------	--------------	--------------
Engineering Consoles: 5	Zero-Point Energy Conduit Mk XV
	Approaching Agony
	Tachyokinetic Converter Mk XV
	Assimilated Module Mk XV
	Bioneural Infusion Circuits Mk XV
--------------	--------------	--------------
Science Consoles: 3	Ordnance Accelerator Mk XV
	D.O.M.I.N.O.
	Sensor Suspension Burst
--------------	--------------	--------------
Tactical Consoles: 3	Vulnerability Locator Mk XV [Phaser]
	Vulnerability Locator Mk XV [Phaser]
	Vulnerability Locator Mk XV [Phaser]
--------------	--------------	--------------
Universal Consoles: 2	Vulnerability Locator Mk XV [Phaser]
	Lorca's Custom Fire Controls Mk XV
--------------	--------------	--------------
Hangars: 2	Elite Scorpion Fighters
	Elite Scorpion Fighters

Officers and Crew

Bridge Officer Information	Power	Notes
Officer 1: Commander ( Eng/MW )	Emergency Power to Weapons I
Trait: Superior Watcher Operative	Emit Unstable Warp Bubble I
	Narrow Sensor Bands III
	Mixed Armaments Synergy III
Officer 2: Lt. Commander ( Science )	Jam Targetting Sensors I
Trait: Superior Watcher Operative	Scramble Sensors I
	Gravity well I
Officer 3: Lt. Commander ( Tactical )	Distributed Targeting I
Trait: Superior Romulan Operative	Attack Pattern Beta I
	Beam Fire at Will III
Officer 4: Ensign ( Science )	Tractor Beam I
Trait: Superior Watcher Operative
Officer 5: Lieutenant ( Tac/Cmnd )	Kemocite-Laced Weaponry I
Trait: Superior Romulan Operative	Torpedoes: Spread II
Officer 6: [rank] ( [profession] )
Trait: [name]

Duty Officer Information	Power	Notes
1	Chance for stacking Crit chance buff on firing energy weapons	Eleet
2	Strength through unity - increased stats after using BOFF abilities	29 of 47
3	Reduce recharge time for attack patterns beta, delta and omega	Zemok Jenro
4	Change to reduce the recharge time for emergency power to subsystem abilities	Dillarn
5	Free association - reduce other BOFF ability cooldowns after using one	41 of 47
6

Character, Reputation, and Starship Traits

Personal Space Traits	Description	Notes
Adaptive Offense	+Crit Chance that becomes +Crit severity during repeated Crit Hits'
Context is for Kings	Each second while in combat, if you did not take damage in the past second, you gain a damage bonus. Otherwise, you gain a boost to your Damage Resistence Rating. Each second while in combat: If you did take damage in the past second: +3 All Damage Resistence Rating for 10 sec If you did not take damage in the past second: +1% Bonus All Damage for 10 sec
Fragment of AI Tech	#N/A
Innocuous	+1.5% Critical Severity -25% Threat Generation
Inspirational Leader	10% chance: Activating any Bridge Officer Ability grants +10 to Most Starship Skills for 15 seconds (may stack up to 3 times).
Intelligence Agent Attache	#N/A
Superior Beam Training	+7.5% Beam Weapon Damage
Terran Targeting Systems	+15% Critical serverity, incoming critical hits reduce speed by 10% for 5s (max once per 15s)
The Boimler Effect	#N/A
Unconventional Systems	Using a Control Bridge officer ability gives -7% Recahrge to Universal Consoles

Space Reputation Traits	Description	Obtained from
Advanced Targeting Systems	+16% Critical Severity	T2 Dyson
Energy Refrequencer	Receive 7.5% of your outgoing damage as a Hull heal to you (Triggers up to 5 times per second)	T2 Iconian
Precision	+4% Critical Hit Chance	T2 Romulan
Tyler's Duality	#N/A	#N/A
Enhanced Rending Shots	On every non-Critical Hit with a Weapon, increase Critical Hit Chance by 1.5%, stacks up to 10 times. All stacks removed on successful Critical Hit.	T4 Delta

Starship Traits	Description	Notes
Emergency Weapon Cycle	Activating Emergency Power to Weapons provides a reduction in weapon power cost and grants a boost to weapon firing speed for the duration of Emergency Power to Weapons
Entwined Tactical Matrices	#N/A
Strike From Shadows	#N/A
Target Rich Environment	While this starship trait is slotted, activating Beam: Fire At Will or Cannon: Scatter Volley will provide a small boost to weapon damage, per weapon activation, for a short time as long as these attack modes are active. This bonus stacks up to 20 times.
The Best Defense	Attack Patterns grant Hull Healing Buff to Self
Vanguard Specialists	#N/A

Other Information

Subsystem Power Settings	Value (Target/Display)	Notes
Weapons	125 /  95
Shields	54 /  25
Engines	88 /  60
Auxiliary	52 /  20

Set Name	Set parts: # of #	Effects	Notes
Lorca's Ambition	2 of 3	War Discretion - on crit +1% crit severity buff for 20secs.
Lorca's Ambition	3 of 3	But thats just the beginning - Extra DM torp
3	#
4	#
5	#

Ship Stats	Value	Notes
Hull	100947
Shields	15377
Global Critical Chance	55.1
Global Critical Severity	183.5
EPS/Power Transfer Rate	276% (13.8/sec)
Hull Regeneration Rate	175.3%
Turn Rate	6.5 deg /sec
Flight Speed	53.29

I'm kinda new to linux, I'm currently using lubuntu 22.04 with lxqt power management. I already tried using xfce4 power management but the battery still dies at 50% (And I was told xfce4 pm is not the best option for non-xfce DEs). Does anyone knows what can I do?

To simply answer this question, i will give you a guideline of various types of vacuums and from that perspective you will be in a position to choose a Vac that suits your needs.
Before i do that, i will leave a link that will land you to the full guideline concerning the best vacuum cleaners. After reading the info below, you can come back and check out.
Now, lets go through the various vacuums types that you can choose a quality brand from:
1.Upright Vacuum Cleaners
Upright vacuum cleaners are known for their powerful suction and ease of use. They are particularly suitable for cleaning large carpeted areas efficiently.
Look for models with adjustable height settings, versatile attachments, and strong brush roll systems for effective deep cleaning.
2.Vacuum Cleaners for Pet Hair
When it comes to tackling pet hair, it's important to choose a vacuum cleaner with specialized features.
Look for models that have strong suction power, pet hair attachments or brushes, and effective filtration systems to capture allergens. Upright or canister vacuum cleaners are often recommended for pet owners.
3.Canister Vacuum Cleaners
Canister vacuums are versatile and typically excel in cleaning hard floors, stairs, and tight spaces. They offer excellent maneuverability due to the separate canister and flexible hose.
Canister models with adjustable suction settings and a range of attachments are ideal for tackling different surfaces like carpets and hardwood floors.
4.Robot Vacuum Cleaners
Robot vacuum cleaners have gained popularity for their convenience and autonomous cleaning capabilities.
The best robot vacuum cleaners offer efficient navigation, intelligent mapping, strong suction power, and long battery life.
They should also have the ability to handle pet hair, include smart control features, and have a suitable dustbin capacity.
That’s it! You can get a quality vacuum from these types. To make work easier for you, i have done my thorough research and tried some brands to save you time in deciding what to settle for. Check out these vacuum cleaners here.

​

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US: 1200 Euros in Germany/Europe
• Are you open to refurbs/used? I am open if someone can make a case for refurbs.used
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life? I'm basically looking for a mobile desktop replacement as I am going off to study in another country and cannot take my desktop with me (which already 6 years old anyway). Therefore battery life is not super important as it will be plugged in most of the time.
• How important is weight and thinness to you? Not really important, will mostly be using it in my room as a desktop replacement.
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. As I want to treat it like a desktop I've been thinking a 17 inch would be best. However I am open to 15.6 or 16 if there isn't really a huge noticeable difference between them.
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. I will be using it for some photo editing and university work but mostly gaming.
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? I mostly play Guild Wars 2 which I've read is very CPU intensive. If possible I'd also like to be able to play Jedi Survivor and Death Stranding for now.
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Nothing specific other then a good cooler. I've seen some models that look good CPU, GPU, and screen size-wise but had bad reviews due to the cooling layout and efficiency. I'm leaning towards an RTX 3060 and an i5 or i7 12th gen, but I'm open to be educated on what is sufficient and what is overkill. I see that a lot of gaming laptops have the RTX 3050. How does that card perform in laptops with the games I've mentioned above?
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I've been doing some digging and I came across these:
  • MSI Katana GF76 12UE-824: https://www.notebooksbilliger.de/msi+katana+gf76+12ue+824+789560
  • GIGABYTE G7 KE-52DE414SD: https://www.notebooksbilliger.de/gigabyte+g7+ke+52de414sd+788407
  • Lenovo Legion 5 82RB006BGE: https://www.notebooksbilliger.de/lenovo+legion+5+82rb006bge+780686
  • XMG APEX 17 - M21nqj: https://www.notebooksbilliger.de/xmg+apex+17+m21nqj+740981
  • Captiva Advanded Gaming I69-169: https://www.cyberport.de/notebook-und-tablet/notebooks/captiva/pdp/1c05-92a/captiva-advanded-gaming-i69-169-17-3-fhd-i5-12500h-16gb-1tb-ssd-rtx-3060-dos.html
  • Regarding the MSI and GIGABYTE, I've seen people religiously stay away from them due to issues with the cooler or the hinges of the screen but I'm not sure if those are isolated cases. Would appreciate some more experiences with those. the Legion 5 looks good but I was iffy about it since its 15.6 inch and and i5 instead of an i7 (but honestly I'm not sure how big a difference it would make for me). The XMG is a Ryzen CPU and I've read that Intel is better when plugged in all the time but I would appreciate some input on that. Also need some views on the Captiva.

Thanks! :)

Has anyone found a reasonably priced USB battery that can keep a deck running while away from AC power? At best, the ones I have tried only add a few minutes of runtime. I’m guessing it may require one of those really big power banks intended for emergency power?

After remaining invincible and impregnable for centuries, the mighty Pir Panchal is witnessing enormous developmental activity for a new expressway, a challenging railway line and most of the dam-fed hydropower projects involving an investment of tens of thousands of crores. At places, this is triggering the fragile range to cave in at the cost of homes and livelihoods of age-old villages, a situation that experts believe could have been avoided with better pre-feasibility studies and sophisticated project implementation, reports Masood Hussain
Anticipated for years, finally, the increased incidence of land subsidence and sinking in the Pir Panchal Mountains is Jammu and Kashmir’s new normal. The young fragile and unstable mountain range separating Kashmir from the rest of the world is in news frequently as the slopes housing small habitations for centuries are caving in.
On February 19, 2023, around 16 structures of Duksar Dalwa (Duksar Dal), a hamlet almost 45 km uphill from Ramban, suffered serious damage as the land caved in. It crippled road connectivity between Gool and Ramban where almost 500 meters developed cracks, tripped the electric supply and snapped the water supply. Three homes developed cracks forcing authorities to shift the impacted population to safer areas.
Officials said while they are working overtime to resume power and water supplies, they are also improving the Dharam-Salballa road to make it an alternative supply route to the “literally disconnected” area. In the sinking village, the official encouraged the residents to move swiftly to safer spots. For residents, however, the gradual 3-day sinking was a painful watch of their life earnings slowly cracking up and becoming black holes over hills.
It started with a crater that widened to almost 500 meters during two nights, making almost everything around unsafe, unstable and life-threatening. A mosque, Darsgah, the village seminary and the village graveyard were destroyed. Residents quickly exhumed a recently buried body and laid it to rest at a “safe” place.
Officials who visited the spot said the village’s agriculture fields were rendered useless, pushing residents into poverty. They lost homes and their livelihoods too.
The Duksar erasing came less than a fortnight after Doda lost a cluster of houses to a similar instance on February 3, 2023. Located on the foothills on the road to Kishtwar near Thathri, nearly 35 km from Doda, the volunteers, residents and government officials had to quickly shift 117 members of 19 families as the patch of slope housing the Nai Basti cluster gave in within three days. A total of 21 structures cracked and became unsafe.
Horrific Tunnel Collapse
The last horrific tragedy took place on May 19, 2022, when the workers were digging into an adit (minor access to the T3 tunnel) near Khooni Nalla at Ramsu’s Makerkot area. It collapsed over them killing ten workers including two local residents and eight Nepalese labourers. The tragedy struck during the day amid incessant rain but still, only two persons could be rescued alive.
The workers were on the challenging stretch of the national highway between Digdole and Khooni Nallah, which is otherwise notorious for frequent landslides and shooting stones due to fragile geology. It was part of the twin-tube tunnel that would connect Digdole to Panthyal and was implemented by Ceigall India Limited in a JV with Patel Engineering Limited. (The contractor has been imposed a heavy fine.)
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) that has taken over the Jammu Srinagar national highway from Border Roads Organisation (BRO), a few years back, is constructing at least five tunnels to bypass the highway’s 3-km “killer’’ stretch from Panthyal to Makerkote. Tunnel T3 is part of this intervention.
Unlike the rest of the highway, the 36-km Banihal Ramban stretch has been the most challenging one and that is why it is still under implementation. On this stretch are six “killer spots” located on a 14-km road stretch and NHAI intends to spend Rs 2000 crore to manage this. Implementation of this would offer some safety from frequent halts owing to shooting stones at Marog, Panthial, Digdol and Battery Chashma.
Triggering Instability
Implementation of these projects is triggering crises for the localities living around them. As many as 13 houses in Sujmatana village near Ramsu were literally devastated. The round-the-clock blasting for the tunnel projects and cutting work made these houses inhospitable after they developed cracks. Most of them have left their unsafe homes and migrated elsewhere. Though officials are looking into the crisis since 2017, it is yet to be settled.
On August 4, 2022, 36 families had a providential escape when their Bassan village in Reasi became the casualty of sinking and erosion at the same time. Without any notice, landslides carried down boulders and muck that crashed the houses and put the agriculture fields out of sight. It was so abrupt, villages said, that they had no time to take their belongings along.
Officials admitted that almost 60 kanals of land sank as another 400 kanals patch was rendered useless. Almost all the fruit trees, mostly walnut and apricot, were engulfed in mud. Almost 200 meters of a PMGSY road was also downthrown by around 25 meters from its actual alignment.
The earlier worst case was reported from Dalwas when on March 28, 2020, the residents fled when their homes and fields were literally buried by landslides. Almost 40 households were impacted.
The village has been there for ages and never experienced any such threat. Then one day it literally disappeared. Residents alleged that being away from Srinagar and Jammu, deep into the mountains they hardly were reported. At one point in time when they wanted to protest, authorities invoked Covid19 concerns to prevent it.
Response Protocol
Over the years, the government response has remained unchanged. Once the reports land that spots are sinking, they as the first quick reaction, send cops, paramilitary, SDRF and revenue officials to oversee and, in most cases, extend help in quick evacuations. In stage two, the respective Deputy Commissioner writes to geologists and the Department of Geology and Mining and, off late, to the Geological Survey of India, who rush their experts to these spots. In the subsequent few days, they study the local rock formations and submit reports, part of which goes to newspapers and by and large the files get closed.
At the same time, files start rolling about relief and rehabilitation. It takes its own time. In many cases, people who lose their homes and livelihoods are yet to be properly rehabilitated.
Invariably, the policymakers and the administrators avoid two vital ingredients of the story – the assessments that the local populations make about the crisis they land in and the wider angle that remains unchanged across the Pir Panchal range.
Resident Assessments
Affected populations are unwilling to accept that these crises are natural. They see them as man-made disasters. Raqeeb Wani, a former Sarpanch of Daskar Dalwa told The Telegraph that his village’s erasing is directly linked to the construction of two railway tunnels downhill, that would link a 3km rail track between Sangaldan and Chaddi. He attributed it to the “continuous blasting” that loosens the soil and adds to the instability of the mountain.
“A few years ago, we had a similar disaster in Sangaldan a few years ago when an entire market caved in,” Wani was quoted as saying. “That also was owing to the railway project.”
In the case of Dalwas, for instance, a former lawmaker from Ramban Ashok Kumar Dogra said the “unscientific planning” of the widening of the national highway is responsible. “The highway authorities started excavation of the road from beneath the village without raising any wall on the side of the village. As no concrete measures were taken by the NHAI to protect the village and debris was also disposed of at the same place, the tragedy was bound to happen and the houses collapsed and the village sank,” Dogra told Outlook. “I will not call it a natural disaster. It was the unplanned construction that destabilised the soil of the whole area, leading to its sinking.”
Right to A Road
Pir Panchal mountain range has remained literally invincible and technically impregnable for centuries. It took decades of thought process and a lot of resources to lay a foot track between Jammu and Srinagar, to have an alternative to Mughal Road. Known to history as the Banihal Cart Road, it was difficult and always retained by Dogra despots as a private route. It remained inaccessible to people till 1922. Till the Jawahar Tunnel was inaugurated, the road would pass over the Banihal pass, the abandoned remnants of which still exist.
This made Kashmir rely on the Jhelum Valley Road (JVR) as the main highway.
Almost 225 residents from 48 households who somehow survived the tragedy moved to another village and are still struggling to pick the threads of their lives. Though life has returned to the village, they are still fighting for an electric supply line and the rebuilding of the school building.
An Upcoming Railway
The road is just not the only thing that is happening deep inside the Pir Panchal mountain range. While the road is being upgraded, there is a railway project in an advanced stage of implementation.
Unlike the road that is being laid over the foothills not far away from the old alignment that also followed a foot track of the eighteenth and nineteenth century, the railway track is passing through a virgin area, part of which has not seen even a bus. For making rail reach Baramulla from Udhampur, the 272-km project is going to cost a whopping Rs 37012 crore of which more than ninety per cent has already been spent.
Work on JVR started in 1880 and was formally thrown open in September 1890, when Maharaja Partap Singh was driven through from Baramulla to Kohala. The construction of this gigantic road project was implemented by a major British Indian contractor M/S Spedding, Mitchell & Co and was overseen by different British engineers at different stretches. While General de Bourbel oversaw everything as the Chief Engineer Kashmir, it was Alexander Atkinsonmanagedmost of the road up to Chakoti (on the other side of LoC now) and a few parts on the Kashmir side; Farrant was in charge of construction between Chakotiand Baramulla; as EG Hebbert supervised its completion in November 1889. Resources apart, it cost too many lives. Between Chakoti and Baramulla, 54 Pathans were killed in four years. Besides, 20 lives were lost to snake bites.
Post-partition, the Banihal Road became arterial and pressure built with a surge in population and demand in Kashmir. For seven decades, this road bore the brunt of all the pressures of travel, demand and consumerism and gave in. The rise of the Kashmir apple added another pressure factor so did the security requirements.
Finally, a stage reached that the health of the national highway was directly linked to the economic well-being of Kashmir. This paved the way for the decision by the Government of India that distances need to be reduced and the highway must be improved so that commuters do not end up spending a day on a 300-km highway.
More than a decade after the first spadework, it is emerging as one of the best roads. There are three major tunnels that have skipped dangerous patches while reducing distance and uphill driving: a set of four small tunnels near Nandni with a combined length of 1.4 km; 9.2 km Chenani-Nashri tunnel has bypassed a gruelling uphill drive and 8.5 km Banihal-Qazigund tunnel is going to tame dangerous Banihal Pass forever.
Distance has dropped from 300 to 270 km and the travel time from 12 to around 5 hours. But the Banihal-Ramban stretch remains a challenge. Earlier, it was merely a technological crisis, now it is a serious ecological issue.
These villagers were fortunate in comparison to the Sadal hamlet of Udhampur which was buried under a massive mudslide at noon on September 6, 2014. Following incessant rains for many days, it triggered massive floods in Kashmir and the rest of the erstwhile state. As many as 41 residents from 65 households were killed by the wee hour mountain collapse that brought an almost 30-foot-thick blanket of rafted rock fragments mud, sludge and rubble.
The rail is already chugging between Udhampur and Katra (25 km) since July 2014, Baramulla to Qazigund (118 km) since October 2009; and Qazigund to Baramulla (18 km) since June 2013. This leaves the most challenging stretch of 111 km between Banihal and Katra to be implemented.
However, the cost of the track does not define the project. It is the work that details the challenge. Nearly 119 km of the entire track will pass through 38 tunnels, the longest of which is 12.77 km long.
What is interesting is that in the 111-km Banihal – Katra track, 97.42 km are tunnels and most of the rest are bridges. Railway officials have to do 163.82 km of tunnelling in total – 66.4 km are escape tunnels – to make the track possible. For making these tunnel spots accessible to men and machines, there is a network of 205 km of roads, which remain busy round the clock.
This track will have 37 bridges – totalling 7 km in length, including the iconic Chenab Bridge, which is tipped to be the highest railway bridge on earth. While this bridge is ready, the current focus is on the first cable-stayed railway bridge on Anji Khad.
With thousands of people working deep inside the mountains with basic cutting and blasting machinery a lot of activity is generated.
There were dozens of instances in which the portions of various tunnels collapsed resulting in either changing the alignment or repairing the damage and restoring the tunnel. In July 2006, an almost 3 km long tunnel on the Udhampur-Katra track gradually started sinking after massive soil swelling on the two ends making it unusable and thus delaying the project. Northern Railways later hired an Austrian consultant, Geo Consult International (GCI), to salvage the project after many years of delay. The causes of the damage were visible to even the then Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, who said he saw “a river flowing under the tunnel”.
A number of tunnels between Katra and Sangaldan witnessed “abnormal” water discharge making construction a challenging task. In Sangladan, the managers were shocked when they saw a 500-meter track between two tunnels actually missing one fine morning. Reported in 2006, it destroyed a vast stretch of land on a slope housing as many as 100 structures besides over 400 meters of the road connecting Mahore and Gulabgarh.
In 2016 summer of 2016, authorities shifted 124 families – almost the entire village of Dharam, after the vast patch of land that housed the hamlet caved in within three months. Though the officials attributed it to natural reasons, the residents linked the unprecedented situation to the ongoing work on the railway line passing close to the village.
Oceans In Gorges
Piercing the Pir Panchal mountains for smooth, faster and better communication is just not the only thing happening in the region. Owing to the mighty Chenab, the region is Jammu and Kashmir’s powerhouse. More than 90 per cent of the hydropower potential is restricted to the region owing to the availability of water and enough space to construct dams within the mountain gorges. This has led to a situation where the region holds a massive amount of water in its dams.
The region’s tryst with power generation started late last century with the implementation of the 900-MW Salal power project in Reasi in 1978. The project’s 1.45 million cubic meter dam has created the Salal lake which has the capacity to retain more than 28 million cubic meters of water.
Then came the 390-MW Dul-Hasti Power Project near Kishtwar. It was followed by the 900-MW Baglihar power with 1.8 cubic meters of the dam and an additional reservoir capacity of 39.5 cubic meters – a facility that has created a huge water body in the mountain gorges between Chanderkote belt and Thathri to the extent that certain localities and infrastructures had to be relocated. Quite a few people still live in the highway town of Pul Doda.
The region has many other power projects at different stages of implementation. These include 850-MW Rattle, 100-MW Pakal Dul, 624-MW Kiru, 540-MW Kwar, 800-MW Bursar, and 930-MW Kirthai-II. This is an investment of tens of thousands of crore in mountain gorges on a single river within a river length of fewer than 100 km.
Baglihar is the only project that Jammu and Kashmir’s fully-owned JKSPDC owns. Chenab Valley Power Projects Ltd, a joint venture between JKSPDC and NHPC, India’s hydropower giant, is implementing four power projects – Pakal Dul, Kiru, Kwar and Karthia-II. Salal and Dul Hasti owned fully by NHPC and Ratle is being executed under a fresh JV with JKSPDC in which the latter holds 49 per cent stakes.
Stakes apart, hydropower stations are gigantic projects. These need huge spaces for water storage – even in the case of run-of-the-river schemes, and a lot of tunnelling. All projects have main tunnels, both head race and tail race, and then there are a lot of additional adits and small tunnels for servicing. Even though most of the tunnels and the dams are concrete structures, having such critical infrastructure usually triggers soil erosion and soil swellings too often. The 110-km Batote Kishtwar road has been ailing for all these years. Never in a year could it operate for all 365 days.
Cause versus Consequence?
Science has fundamentally opposed the idea of correlating causes with consequences especially when there is no plausible explanation. In the case of the Pir Panchal region, however, there are striking correlations. For most of recent history, land sliding has been happening around the national highway only. However, in the last decade, land subsidence is a routine and it is happening at all places where developmental activities are going on.
Bhaderwah town and its surroundings are witnessing “region-exclusive” tremors almost every year. In August 2022, there were 21 tremors, reaching up to 3.9 on the Richter scale. Such summer tremors have been there in 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2018. In fact, 2013 was harrowing as the earthquakes touched 5.8 on the Richter scale.
Land patches are caving in at spots closer to some kind of major developmental activity. This is as true with railway projects as it is in road widening projects. Certain spots caved in because works were implemented without a detailed study.
In Sangaldan, for instance, when the railway track collapsed, it was pointed out by geologist Prof GM Bhat that it had been built “on a fossil slide”, which failed to withstand the weight and crumbled down. “We knew it for decades but we were never consulted,” Bhat said. “In this part of the Himalayas, rock types change after every half a kilometre.”
A respected geologist, Bhat insists that developmental activities can take place in any space that is as fragile as Pir Panchal but it needs adequate pre-implementation study and proper implementation mechanism.
“In the four-laning of the highway, the crisis would have been manageable had there been least vertical cuts,” Bhat said. “Impounding so much of water (in power projects dams) within a small patch has the potential of inducing earthquakes.” He insists that the managers of the water projects must ensure better maintenance of the tunnels or these could become a serious crisis in future.
Bhat, however, sees society also going unruly. “In Banihal near the Mahu Mangat side, a hillock is a completely populated town now,” he said. “Has anybody tried to verify where the waste goes? Are we expecting a major crisis in the coming days when the hill will cave in because of seepage?”
The region is a risky belt given its fragile geology. The upcoming railway line is built over three major active geological fault lines: the Main Boundary Thrust (between Udhampur and Katra), the Muree Thrust (between Baglihar and Sangaldan) and the Panjal Thrust (between Digdol and Mahu Mangat). “I never say railway tracks cannot cross fault lines but I believe that had local expertise been involved, extensive fieldwork would have reduced the costs and perfected the alignment”. Entire Jammu and Kashmir is classified as seismic zone-V, the highest earthquake-prone area. CAG has already done a thick report on the resources that were wasted because of the geological surprises that erupted after various rail projects were implemented. Parts of the alignment were changed and completed works were abandoned.
A fault line actually passes through the centre of the Baghlihar dam and most other reservoirs are very close to the fault lines underneath. “A dam burst will be worse than the earthquake itself,” Bhat, who retired recently after heading the University of Jammu’s Geology Department for a long time, said. Interestingly, the area is reporting an increased incidence of cloudbursts, seen as an indicator of climate change. “One major cloudburst near a dam can trigger unprecedented devastation.”
One such cloudburst on July 28, 2021, almost decimated Honzer, a hamlet concealed within inaccessible mountains of remote Dacchan, killing 26 residents. The bodies of almost 18 of the victims were never found.
Many geologists who studied Dalwa fall attributed the land subsidence to water seepage, and extensive cutting of steep slopes. They have suggested a robust urban land use plan, a prerequisite for any activity, especially in hilly areas.
https://kashmirlife.net/o-pir-panchal-vol-14-issue-49-311779/

So, I’m selling my old PC, getting a laptop to get me through moving states, then saving to buy a new PC after I’m settled again. I don’t particularly want a “desktop replacement” laptop, but rather something that I can think of more as a buddy to my main computer that can cloud sync my files and come with me where I need it. Like for travel. But I also want something gaming and VR capable, something that will last me a good few years in the games department before it inevitably becomes obsolete with the requirements games have nowadays.
I plan to use it for work on the go, meaning Blender, Unreal Engine, Maya, etc. Which means I am more in the market for either a QHD or OLED screen and either 32GB RAM or the ability to be (easily) upgraded to that. Decent battery life is important to me but also I rarely plan to use it unplugged for anything other than just chilling in my room while I write. I specify Best Buy because I have credit with them and would prefer to use that, but if you know of some insane deal going on elsewhere I’ll peek at that too. Thanks for any advice y’all!

Here is the link: MUSTOOL 16 Lines 4D Laser Level with 2 Batteries [EU]
Coupon code (apply in the cart!): BGRJ16
Current price is 45.99 USD. The lowest price in my database is 47.99 USD. There're already 10 records in DB. Price monitoring since 25.9.2022!
Notes (coupon may work only in selected countries): Greece
Price alerts and current coupons for MUSTOOL 16 Lines 4D Laser Level with 2 Batteries are here https://couponsfromchina.com/mustool-16-lines-4d-laser-level-2-batteries-eu/
Enjoy!!!
I think it's a nice deal with good discount.
https://couponsfromchina.com/

I just received a new Lenovo laptop. How am I supposed to charge it for the first time to get the best battery life out of it?

Best Headphones Under 6000

Introduction

In today's fast-paced world, headphones have become an essential accessory for many individuals. Whether you are a music enthusiast, a gamer, or someone who frequently makes calls on the go, investing in a good pair of headphones can greatly enhance your audio experience. With a budget of 6000 rupees, there are plenty of options available that offer impressive features and performance. This article will guide you through the factors to consider when choosing the best headphones under 6000 and provide you with a comprehensive list of top headphones in this price range.

Factors to Consider

When searching for the best headphones under 6000, it's important to consider several factors to ensure you make the right choice. Here are the key factors to keep in mind:

Noise Cancellation

Noise cancellation technology is a crucial feature for headphones, especially if you frequently use them in noisy environments. It helps to block out external sounds, allowing you to immerse yourself in your music or calls without distractions. Look for headphones that offer active noise cancellation (ANC) for the best experience.

Sound Quality

The sound quality of headphones is another crucial aspect to consider. Look for headphones that deliver clear, balanced, and immersive sound. Pay attention to factors like frequency response, driver size, and audio codecs supported to ensure an enjoyable audio experience across different genres.

Comfort and Fit

Wearing headphones for extended periods can become uncomfortable if they are not designed with comfort in mind. Look for headphones with cushioned ear cups and an adjustable headband for a snug and comfortable fit. Additionally, lightweight headphones are ideal for extended usage without causing discomfort.

Durability and Build Quality

Investing in durable headphones ensures they can withstand everyday wear and tear. Look for headphones made from high-quality materials that are built to last. Reinforced cables, sturdy hinges, and a robust overall construction contribute to the durability of headphones.

Wireless Connectivity

Wireless headphones offer convenience and freedom of movement. Look for headphones with Bluetooth connectivity that provide a stable connection and a decent range. Additionally, check for compatibility with your devices and consider features like multi-device pairing and voice assistant integration.

Battery Life

For wireless headphones, battery life is an essential consideration. Look for headphones with long-lasting battery performance that can easily last through your daily usage. Quick charging capabilities can also be a valuable feature for on-the-go users.

Design and Style

While not a critical factor, the design and style of headphones can be a personal preference. Whether you prefer over-ear, on-ear, or in-ear headphones, choose a design that suits your style and comfort preferences. Additionally, some headphones offer customizable options with different color variants.

Brand Reputation

Considering the reputation of the brand is important when buying headphones. Established brands often have a track record of delivering high-quality products and excellent customer support. Research customer reviews and feedback to gauge the reputation of the brand before making a purchase.

This sub has been an incredible source of information and inspiration, so I gave myself an hour to write down and share some insights from the recent three-week road trip I’ve had with my partner.
General remarks:
- Our main goal was to enjoy nature, so we were okay with spending absolutely no time on the golden circle or in Reykjavik. Due to the weather, we ended up doing both anyway; but these would be the parts of the trip I would skip first. Coming from continental Europe, we had almost no jetlag and could safely start directly with our journey. With more jet lag, some more time to adapt is definitely a good idea.
- We rented a 2WD campervan from Star Car Rental and spent all but the final night on campsites. Our experience with Star Car was very good. The price was competitive and included unlimited mileage, additional driver and all necessary utensils (chairs, table, cooking stuff). We got picked up from the airport and were ready to go within 15’. When giving back the car, we got driven to our hotel without any inspection (we did have zero excess insurance).
- Mid-May to beginning of June was a very nice time to travel. The days are long (I’ve seen no darkness), almost all camping places are open, but the crowds at the highlights are small – except for the big boys in the south.
- We started our days quite early and therefore typically arrived during the afternoon at the campsites. The kitchen area, showers and laundry spaces were often free to use. Be prepared to go to campsites that have only 2 stoves and 1 shower. During prime time, expect some waiting times.
- We picked up around 100 € worth of cash – two campsites were cash-only, everything else was absolutely card-first / cash-free.
Useful ressources:
- Vedur and Safetravel: This sub is absolutely right. Learn how to read and anticipate the weather before you get there. We were there during two yellow warnings and these things are really no joke. It helps to have plenty of time to spontaneously adapt the schedule. And we’ve seen it all: blizzard in the West, hail up North, storm in the East and sun in the South.
- Google reviews & park4night: These were pretty accurate for the campsites. 4+ stars are no-brainers, 3+ depend on your needs (kitchen, shower, electricity) and less than 3 should be avoided. Also, remember to rate them yourself during/after your trip to increase the statistical significance ;)
- Google Maps/MyMaps: MyMaps was useful during our planning to fill with random highlights (waterfalls, hotpots, hikes, campsites) and to set up a rough itinerary. Google Maps is accurate on paved roads. On gravel roads, expect some significant delays. Maps calculates with 80 km/h, while you will probably never exceed 50 km/h. In the Westfjords, we guess-timated our times with 2 minutes per kilometer on the gravel roads. The Happy Campers Campsite Map as well as the Hot Pot Iceland Map were nice to have in the back-pocket to check with some time to spare whether something is close by.
- Polarsteps: This was a cute little App, which we used to keep family and friends informed. You can add pictures and some text to your highlights. This way, you don’t send the same picture into various chats and there is a location- and time-dependent context.
Cost: This is the per-person cost breakdown for our 21-day trip (20-day camper rental, 1 hotel stay, total 3’500€).
- Rental (zero excess insurance, additional driver): 1’135 €
- Flight (from continental Europe): 700 €
- Activities (Pools, Spas, Horse-riding, Kayak): 300 €
- Camping (pretty consistent 2’000 +- 500 ISK p.P.): 275 €
- Groceries (Bonus, Kronan, Netto): 255 €
- Coffee, Beers, Food in Restaurants: 260 €
- Petrol (420 € in total for roughly 3’600 km): 210 €
- Souvenirs: 180 €
- Ferries (into Westfjords and to Westman Islands): 95 €
- Hotel: 75 €
Highlights:
- Sundlaug and Spas: When camping in small towns, very often there will be a swimming pool close by. They are not expensive (around 1000 ISK pP) and a great way to relax after a long day. Also, it feels nice to take longer, hot showers without knowing people are waiting in line. We decided to go for some smaller premium spas and were very happy with all of them: Krauma was one of our first stops, the Forest Lagoon was incredible during evening hours and GeoSea was also fantastic. Re: nudity. It takes a bit to get used to, but its very refreshing to see this very open approach to nudity in the pools. No one cares, no one watches – just do your thing. It’s cool to see groups of friends at all age groups be so open about it. Certainly very different compared to continental Europe.
- As we had to skip the Eastfjords a bit due to storm, we had some time left at the end. We spent the last 3 nights on the Westman Islands. It was great to leave the car for a longer while and do everything by foot. There are plenty of things to do and the swimming pool is fantastic.
- Mulagljufur: Use Google Maps to find the exact location, as of now, there is no sign along the road. The canyon is very beautiful and we ended up hiking for almost three hours. Couldn’t get enough of the views.
- Glymur: The infamous log wasn’t placed when we were there, but the short hike to the cave and towards the canyon was absolutely worth it.
- Camping highlights: Melanes campsite at Raudasandur beach (Westfjords): incredible scenery, wild drive to get there; Thingeyri campsite (Westfjords): directly at the fjord, fantastic infrastructure (probably the best kitchen we’ve had) and IMHO a great alternative to the Tungudalur campsite in Isafjordur; 66.12 N campsite (near Husavik): insane ocean view, good infrastructure, one of the best sites along the diamond circle; Glamping&Camping (Westmann Islands): beautiful setting, good infrastructure.
Itinerary (Highlights: *, ** or ***)
Day 1: Arrival at KEF during the afternoon in pouring rain, set up campervan, first grocery stops at Bonus and Kronan, Dinner at Issi’s Fish&Chips*, Camp at Hjalli Kjos
Day 2: Glymur hike** (up to river, no log), Krauma Spa**, scenic drive into Snaefellsnes, Camp at Freezer Hostel
Day 3: Check out Snaefellsnes highlights, get to Stykkisholmur in the afternoon, Ferry Baldur to Brjanslaekur, Hellulaug hotpot*, drive to Melanes campsite*** on Raudasandur beach
Day 4: full day at Raudasandur, great hikes, another night at Melanes campsite.
Day 5: Long drive through westfjords. Highlights included the self-service fish station in Talknafjordur (amazing fisk bollur**), Dynjandi waterfall and Sandfell hike. Camping at Thingeyri*, relax in local swimming pool
Day 6: drive to Isafjordur, check out city (kind of underwhelming, but it was a national holiday; the brewery is nice), do some small hikes in the area. Camp at Tungudalur.
Day 7: very long drive out of westfjords towards Varmahlid. Hot dog stop in Holmavik and arrive at Lambeyri campsite (cash only)
Day 8: woke up with dead battery, but got jump start by campsite owner. Horseriding tour at Lytingsstadir* was very nice, drive to Akureyri, visit Forest Lagoon**. It was Saturday night when we visited, upon leaving we had police checking every driver for alcohol – so better hold off the pool-side bar ;) wanted to camp at Vaglaskogur but campsite wasn’t open. Went up until the CJA campsite in Laugar with a late-night stop at Godafoss (around 10pm, were the only people there)
Day 9: check out Myvatn area: Dimmuborgir hike, Hverir, Leirhnjukur hike**. Then continue to Dettifoss and camp at Asbyrgi. Late night hike to Asbyrgi ‘island’*.
Day 10: Hike in Asbyrgi canyon, continue to Husavik, visit GeoSea**, camp at 66.12N***
Day 11: long drive with very strong winds. We had to go back to Akureyri (optician to fix broken glasses), so went through Myvatn again with a quick stop at Grjotagja. Beautiful drive, weather was too bad for Studlagil canyon, so we continued all the way to Borgarfjordur eystri. Crazy winds during the night and we were happy that our car didn’t get blown away.
Day 12: unfortunately, no hikes in this beautiful area. Waited for storm to pass until lunchtime, visited harbor with puffins**, drive to Egilsstadir (hot dog stop), continue to Seydisfjordur (kind of underwhelming town, the drive is gorgeous though) and, due to weather forecast, continue all the way to Djupivogur campsite.
Day 13: Incredible drive from Djupivogur to Höfn, stops at Hvalnes and Jökulsarlon. Hike at Mulagljufur***, camp at Svenifell.
Day 14: early-morning hike in Skaftafell**, continue to Kirjubaersklausur for campsite. Had to skip Fjardrargljufur due to weather, visited local swimming pool.
Day 15: yellow warning again. Continued to Vik for Skool Beans Coffee*, quick stop at Reynisfjara beach (red alert was on, so we didn’t go further than the sign), continue to Skogarfoss and hike part of Fimmvorduhals*, camp in Selfoss – swimming pool was closed unfortunately.
Day 16: Weather forecast was very bad, so we spent the day in Reykjavik. Walked around town, grabbed some coffees and visiting the local Sundhöll*. Camp at Mosskogar** (cash-only)
Day 17: Golden circle: hike at Thingvellir, look at Geysir, skipped Delfoss. Camp in Selfoss again.
Day 18: quick stop at Seljalandsfoss, ferry to Westman islands. Set up camp at Glamping&Camping** for the next 3 nights. Visited Brothers Brewery*.
Day 19: Kayak tour with Kayak-and-Puffins-company***. Visited local swimming pool* (trampoline slide was very nice) and watched a local handball game.
Day 20: Hike along volcanoes and coast**, visit brewery again, go to puffin bay**
Day 21: Ferry back to mainland. Drive back towards KEF. Drop-off campervan and spent night in Konvin Hotel. Early morning shuttle to airport (we arrived about 2h early for our 7 am flight and had plenty of time).
Of course, I’m very happy to answer any questions you might have!
Hope this is helpful to some of you :)

This is probably a bad place to post this, but it's what I figured would make the most sense.
I recently downloaded the Opera Browser onto my school laptop, which installed fine. It wasn't against any codes as far as I'm concerned. I used the opera adblocker most of the time, which helped me a lot. The battery drain was far better than Edge or Chrome, the adblocker was nice and I could have a decent homepage.
One day, I got called to my Deputy Principal's (Dep. for short) office because my laptop was doing wacky shit to the network. He informs me that my laptop had sent 64k pings to opera.com. It was about the 2nd term, we receive new laptops every couple of years. He first told me about my searches for a VPN, which I guess is on me. But when he brings up the 64k pings, he tells me whatever the app is doing it has to go. I suspect it's the Opera browser, and I tell him that.
(Now here's where things get kinda stupid)
Dep. calls the IT guy over, which is pointless since he could've walked about 10 steps, as his office is next to the IT desk. IT guy enters and I'm told to hand him my laptop, which I do. He starts fiddling around with it when he mutters something about deleting it, but there were a bunch of over things causing issues. He deletes the entire browser. Mind you, I had bookmarks, and shortcuts, and signed into websites only on that browser because I was just used to it, I use it at home too. He doesn't ask me if I want to transfer any of my data, he just deletes it.
Dep. tells me it's either Chrome or Edge, but I think I'm a rare case because I went to download Chrome Dev, which surprisingly didn't cause any issues during the installation. So far, I haven't been called down again and I haven't been using an adblocker on the laptop.
Even worse, the monitoring software that I assumed was just going to be for Dep. and the IT staff is apparently being released to teachers, so that sucks, especially since the software can remotely manage devices. Shutdowns, network blocks, messages (Dep. messaged me using the remote management, for some reason, it looked like Java had issued the notice?), the lot. Apparently, it somehow extends to the other networks because they distributed the app some time ago, how annoying!
My best guesses are that the adblocker's ping was packets updating the ad block list for everyone, but I'm just a student, so that's just what I think. For anyone who wants to try to replicate this, I guess you can install the adblocker or browser and just use it for a couple of days, then take a look at the network.